Published 3 years ago

Cubans in Miami talk of boating to island to back protests

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U.S. Coast Guard in Miami is monitoring any activity aimed at increasing “unsafe and illegal’ crossings between Florida and Cuba. Cuban social media personalities said they would make the 10-hour boat ride to Cuba to show support after rare street protests. The last such demonstrations in Havana happened nearly 30 years ago.

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Cubans in Miami talk of boating to island to back protests

MIAMI (AP) — The United States Coast Guard in Miami is monitoring any activity aimed at increasing “unsafe and illegal” crossings between Florida and Cuba in response to rare street protests on the island.

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USA Today

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